Thorpe on the Hill: what to know before moving day
The village was recorded as Torp in the Domesday Book, alongside Carlton, Lofthouse, Middleton and Rothwell. Its best-known old building is Thorpe Hall on Middleton Lane, Grade II* listed, with the date 1735 on its rainwater heads and some earlier work inside. The rest of the village is a mix you can read from the street names: short terraced streets such as Mary Street, Pawson Street and Sarah Street, and newer closes such as Owlett Mead, Buckthorne Drive and Bluebell Road.
Thorpe Primary School, Thorpe Library and Community Centre, the pharmacy and St Gabriel's Community Centre are the easy landmarks to give a driver. Because the M62 splits the village, tell us which side of the motorway you are on when you book. For a terraced house, measure the front door and stair width before listing a big wardrobe or sofa.
How the van gets to Thorpe on the Hill
From Bradford the quickest way is usually the M62 east to the Lofthouse Interchange, where junction 29 meets the M1 at junction 42, then the A61 to Robin Hood, where the A654 (Thorpe Lower Lane and Middleton Lane) turns off to the village. Long Thorpe Lane and Lingwell Gate Lane, the B6135, are the other roads through Thorpe.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 25 to 40 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Thorpe on the Hill
Each service below links to its Rothwell page, which covers how the job works in and around Rothwell.
Thorpe on the Hill: questions before you book
Is this the Thorpe on the Hill in Lincolnshire?
No. There are two places with this name. This one is in West Yorkshire, in WF3, governed by Leeds City Council; the other is near Lincoln. Check that a booking or satnav search says West Yorkshire.
Was Thorpe ever its own parish?
Yes. Thorpe became a civil parish in 1866, and in 1937 it was merged with Lofthouse. In 1931 the parish had 993 people. Today it has no parish council and sits in the unparished part of Leeds.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): WF3 3DN is in Ardsley & Robin Hood ward, Leeds, unparished
- Thorpe on the Hill, West Yorkshire (Wikipedia): village 5 miles south of Leeds between Middleton and Rothwell, Ardsley and Robin Hood ward, Torp in Domesday, split by the M62, near the Lofthouse Interchange (M62 J29, M1 J42), Thorpe Hall on Middleton Lane Grade II* dated 1735, civil parish 1866, merged with Lofthouse 1937, 993 people in 1931
- Robin Hood, West Yorkshire (Wikipedia): the A61 and the A654 (Thorpe Lower Lane) meet at the Halfway House
- Thorpe on the Hill (Wikipedia disambiguation): places of this name in Lincolnshire and West Yorkshire
- OpenStreetMap map view (checked 2026-09-28): M62, Middleton Lane and Thorpe Lower Lane (A654), Long Thorpe Lane and Lingwell Gate Lane (B6135), Mary, Pawson and Sarah Streets, Owlett Mead, Buckthorne Drive, Bluebell Road, Thorpe Primary School, Thorpe Library and Community Centre, Thorpe Pharmacy, St Gabriel's Community Centre